| 单词 | fence |
| 释义 | Related topics: Building, Daily life, Horses, Crimeldoce_093_gfence1 /fens/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 1. TBDa structure made of wood, metal etc that surrounds a piece of land 〔木头、金属等做的〕栅栏，围栏，篱笆 →5 See picture of barbed wire fence 带刺铁丝网, electric fence 电围栏, fence/picket fence AmE 【美】尖桩篱栅 ... →4 See picture of 见图 fence2. DSHa wall or other structure that horses jump over in a race or competition 〔赛马中的〕障碍物3. informalSCC someone who buys and sells stolen goods 买卖赃物者4. sit/be on the fence DECIDEto avoid saying which side of an argument you support 保持中立，抱骑墙态度 → mend (your) fences at mend1(4)Examples from the Corpusfence• He was beaten with a fence post and stabbed.• If 64 horses start a race of six fences and half of those left fall at each fence, how many finish?• Three arrangements with eight fences; five with ten fences ... odd numbers ... Was there a pattern?• And John, the stud bull spooked by the power lines that suddenly appear on the other side of the fence.• A workman adjusting a machine removed the fence and turned the machine by hand in order to do the job.• They tore the fence down to get at us.• Q: I planted nine tomatoes by a wooden fence and six close to the back wall of the house.Related topics: Construction, Other sportsfence2 verb 1 [transitive]TBC to put a fence around something 用栅栏[篱笆]围起 old farmhouses and fenced gardens 旧农舍和带围栏的花园2. [intransitive]DSO to fight with a long thin sword as a sport 击剑3. ALANSWER/REPLY[intransitive + with] to answer someone’s questions in a clever way in order to get an advantage in an argument 巧妙回答；搪塞4 fence somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verb a) TBCto surround a place with a fence 用栅栏[篱笆]围住 The yard was fenced in to keep out wolves. 院子用篱笆围起防止狼进来。b) ESCAPEto make someone feel that they cannot leave a place or do what they want 限制〔某人〕的自由，束缚〔某人〕 Young mothers often feel fenced in at home. 年轻母亲往往感觉自己被束缚在家里。5 fence something ↔ off phrasal verb SEPARATEto separate one area from another area with a fence 用栅栏[篱笆]把…隔开 a planting area fenced off from the main garden 用栅栏与主花园隔开的种植区→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusfence• Those who have ever given fencing a chance up-close, probably realize that it always has been an entertaining event.• Till now they had fenced gently.• They have all been trapped by the high rift walls that fence in the plain.• Now enlightened farmers are fencing off and replanting areas which can he selectively utilised for animal feeding.From Longman Business Dictionaryfencefence /fens/ verb [intransitive] informalLAW to buy and sell stolen goodsThe police suspect he has been fencing electronic equipment.→ See Verb tableOrigin fence1 (1300-1400) defensefence1 nounfence2 verbChinese structure surrounds metal Business etc made of Corpus that a wood, |
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